Toy pistol



P. NEUKIRCHEN.

mated Feb. 8,1921.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFCE.

PETER NEUKIRCHEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TOY PISTOL.

Application filed June 14,

To all fio/tom t muy concern.'

Be it known that l., Pirrnu NnUKinoHnN, a citizen of the United States,and a resident ot Chicago, Cook county. and State oit Illinois, haveinvented certain new and use- 'lul Improvements in Toy Pistols, oi whichthe following is declared to be a full. clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to toy pistols and its principal objects are toprovide, a toy pistol oli simple, cheap and substantial construction,easily assembled and containing novel features. Another object is toreduce the parts thereof to a. minimum, to economize labor in itsconstruction and to produce an attractive toy. lll/'ith these and otherob- 'jects in view this invention consists in the several novel featureshereinaiter fully set forth and claimed.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accoml'ianying drawing, inwhich Figure 1 is a` central, longitudinal section through a toy pistol,embodying` a simple form of the present invention, and showing the partsin loaded position; Fig. 2 a side elevation of the pistol in unloaded 7or discharged position; Fig. B is a vertical, cross-section taken online 5:33 ot Fig. l; Fig. 4t is a vertical, cross-section taken on line4 4 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 is an end view oli the slug' or ball used inconnection with the pistol.

ln the embodiment of the invention illustrated in said drawing, 6,designates a barrel like part, and 7 the handle of the toy pistol, theseparts beingshaped to simulate pistols.l commonly called the automaticpistol. However, this shape is entirely immaterial to this invention, asany conventional. barrel and handle may be used. Preferably these partsare made ot wood 'for the sake of economy in construction andassemblage, and the handle may be glued or otherwise 'tastened to thebarrel portion as is Jfound desirable.

A hole 9 is bored in at the front end oil the barrel portion to receivea coiled compression spring 10, and one end ot a. stein 11. The stem 11may be in the form oi' a. straight piece of rod or heavy wire, and it issurrounded by the spring 10, which is secured to it at one end as forinstance by bringing one of' the coils oit the spring behind one or morelugs 12, that are struck up from the rod or wire near its inner end 13.The stem is 'fastened in place in the barrel by driving Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented Feb. 8, 1921.

1920. Serial No. 388,782.

the end 13 into the wood at the bottoni of the bore, :tar enough toembed the lugs 12. in the wood with the end coil of the spring clampedbehind the lugs. This Aforms a cheap and simple means for securelyfastening the spring and stein in place in the barrel. The stein forms aguide for' the slug or ball 11 which is used in connection with thepistol, said slug having a hole 28 extending therethrough, adapt-ing itto be slipped upon the stem when it is to be discharged by the pistol.

A lengthwise extending groove 15 is formed in the lower side olthebarrel member and in said groove is guided a trigger 16, which ispivotally connected to the haudle by a pin 1'?. The trigger 15 isconstructed of a flat piece of metal having at its rear end, adownwardly projecting part 18 which forms the linger piece of thetriggerthatis to say-the part which is engaged by the persons finger toactuate the trigger. At the forward end of the trigger is shoulder 19that is arranged to engage the slug 1,4-, whenever the latter has beenplaced on the stem and moved back against the spring far enough to passbehind the shoulder. A triggcrs} n'ing 2O held in the barrel member, andpressing against the upper side oit' the trigger near its rear end, actsto yieldingly hold the shouldered end 19 of said trigger in position tohold the slug or ball on the stern 11 against the action of the coiledspring 10. Said trigger spring 20 may conveniently be in the form of apiece ot wire held in the groove 15 of the barrel member, and formedwith a. bent U shaped end Q1 that engages the trigger.

From an examination of Fig. 1 it is apparent that when the handle of thetoy pistol is grasped in the hand, and the linger piece 1S ofthe triggerpulled backward, the trigger will be swung upon its pivot in thedirectioi'l indicated by the arrows thereon, against the force of thetrigger-spring` 20, thereby releasing the slug or ball 1%, andpermitting the coiled compression spring 10 to project the slug.Conveniently, a comparatively long string or cord 22 is attached to theslug and trigger, and enables the user to recover the slug with littleeiiort after it has been projected from the pistol. Y

In use, the slug 1/1 is slipped upon the stem 11, and moved back on ituntil it passes the shouldered end 19 of the trigger 16. In thisposition it is held by the shouldered end of the trigger' against theiorcc oi the compression spring l0, 'lo project 'the slug, the triggeris pulled upon in the usual inanner, the li'orward or shouldered end l?)thereot is thereby swung down, releasing the slug and the compressionspring l() thereupon projects the slug` forward along the stern ll anddischarges it at comparatively high velocity.

More or less variation of the exact details of construction is possibleWithout departing from the spirit o this invention; l desire, therefore7not to liinit inyscl'l" to die exact forni oit the construction shownand described, but intend, in the following claims, to point out all oitthe inifentiou disclosed herein.

I claini as new7 and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

l. fr toy pistol comprising a barrel portion and a handle, said barrelportieri havv ing a' bore extending in 'troni its 'liront end, a slugguiding rod of sinaller diameter than said bore extending therethroughand secured in the body oi.' said barrel portion, and a coiledcompression spring surround ing said rod, part of said spring normallyextending beyond tl e iront end of said barrel portion, and part beinglocated in said bore with its inner end secured in said bai rel portion.

2. A toy pistol comprising a barrel portion and a handle, said barrelportion having a bore extending in lroin the front, a slug guiding rod,of sinaller dianieter than said bore extending therethrough and held inthe body oi the barrel portion by a driving part, said rod beingprovided With an integrally formed lug at the end Which is driven intosaid handle portion, and a coiled compression spring surround ing saidrod7 part of said spring being normally located outside of said barrelportion, and part in the bore thereof, and the inner end coil of saidspring being clamped between said lug and body oi barrel portion.

3. A toy pistol comprising a barrel portion having a lengthwiseextending slot in one side, a handle erJ a slug guiding rod secured tosaid barrel portion and extending from the front end thereof, a coiledcompression spring surrounding said rod, a flat trigger guided to morein said slot, transversely of the barrel port-ion, and havinga lingerpiece located adjacent the handle and a slug engag ing shoulder adjacentthe iront end of Said barrel portion, and a triggenspring in said handleportion bearing against said trig ger and acting to hold the shoulderthereo'I in the path of movement oi the slug and against the 'force of'the compression spring.

fi. A toy pistol comprising a barrel portion having a lengthwiseextending groove in its loner ide, a handle secured to said barrelportion, a slug guiding rod secured in said barrel portion, a. coiledcompression spring surrounding said rod, and a pivotallylsupportedspring pressed triOO'er coin- Db prisino' a flat trigger ineniberlocated in said groove and having a linger piece projecting below thebarre-l ineinber and a shouldered end arranged to engage with a Slugheld upon said rod, to releasably secure said slug on said rod againstthe 'force of said compression sprintf.

PETER NEUKRCl-llth tending from said side,

